<p>Netflix&rsquo;s adaptation of Stephen King&rsquo;s <em>Cujo</em> may have found its director. Reports suggest that the studio is in talks with Darren Aronofsky to helm the project. Aronofsky is known for directing critically acclaimed films like <em>Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan</em>, and <em>The Whale.</em></p>
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<h2>What is Cujo about?</h2>
<p>Based on Stephen King&rsquo;s horror novel, Cujo follows the Trenton family, who move to a countryside farm and befriend a St. Bernard named Cujo. However, Cujo is bitten by a bat and contracts rabies, causing him to become increasingly violent and ultimately turn against his new family.</p>
<h2>Previous adaptations</h2>
<p>The novel was previously adapted into a 1983 film directed by Lewis Teague. While the movie earned $21 million at the box office against a $6 million budget, it was initially panned by critics. Over the years, however, it has developed a cult following.</p>
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<h2>Aronofsky&rsquo;s in talks to direct</h2>
<p>Netflix announced its plans to adapt <em>Cujo</em> recently, and according to The Hollywood Reporter, Darren Aronofsky is the studio&rsquo;s first choice for the project. Netflix has yet to announce a cast for the movie, which is expected to go into production this year.<br><br><strong>Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/third-season-of-sylvester-stallones-tulsa-king-starts-production-8869237">Third season of Sylvester Stallone's Tulsa King starts production</a></strong></p>
<p>Known for his dark and psychologically intense films, Aronofsky seems like an ideal choice to direct the adaptation. His most recent film, <em>The Whale</em> (2022), starred Brendan Fraser as a morbidly obese English teacher seeking to reconnect with his estranged daughter. The role won Fraser the Academy Award for Best Actor.</p>
<p>Currently, the director is prepping for the release of his next project, <em>Caught Stealing</em>, a crime thriller set in the 1990s. It stars Austin Butler, Zo&euml; Kravitz, Regina King, Matt Smith, and Liev Schreiber and is scheduled to release on August 29, 2025.</p>
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Netflix's adaption of Stephen King's Cujo may have found its director. It is reported that the studio is in talks with director Darren Aronofsky to helm the project.

Netflix’s adaptation of Stephen King’s Cujo may have found its director. Reports suggest that the studio is in talks with Darren Aronofsky to helm the project. Aronofsky is known for directing critically acclaimed films like Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, and The Whale. Also Read: Anurag Kashyap praises new web series as Adolescence while slamming OTT platform What is Cujo about? Based on Stephen King’s horror novel, Cujo follows the Trenton family, who move to a countryside farm and befriend a St. Bernard named Cujo. However, Cujo is bitten by a bat and contracts rabies, causing him to become increasingly violent and ultimately turn against his new family. Previous adaptations The novel was previously adapted into a 1983 film directed by Lewis Teague. While the movie earned $21 million at the box office against a $6 million budget, it was initially panned by critics. Over the years, however, it has developed a cult following. Also Read: John Wick spinoff Ballerina new stills showcase Ana de Armas and Norman Reedus in action Aronofsky’s in talks to direct Netflix announced its plans to adapt Cujo recently, and according to The Hollywood Reporter, Darren Aronofsky is the studio’s first choice for the project. Netflix has yet to announce a cast for the movie, which is expected to go into production this year. Also Read: Third season of Sylvester Stallone's Tulsa King starts production Known for his dark and psychologically intense films, Aronofsky seems like an ideal choice to direct the adaptation. His most recent film, The Whale (2022), starred Brendan Fraser as a morbidly obese English teacher seeking to reconnect with his estranged daughter. The role won Fraser the Academy Award for Best Actor. Currently, the director is prepping for the release of his next project, Caught Stealing, a crime thriller set in the 1990s. It stars Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz, Regina King, Matt Smith, and Liev Schreiber and is scheduled to release on August 29, 2025. Also Read: Mohanlal's L2: Empuraan trailer to drop on this date, find out when you can watch it

Netflix's adaption of Stephen King's Cujo may have found its director

<p>The <em>Red Sparrow</em> star Jennifer Lawrence announced today&nbsp;to take a year off from acting and focus her attention towards motivating young people to actively join politics.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The actress who was seen yesterday walking the red carpet at BAFTAs said that the year of &#39;2019&#39;&nbsp;will be about &#39;stepping away from the spotlight&#39;&nbsp;to focus all energy on working with a charity called &#39;Represent Us&#39;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The 27-year-old actress said, &quot;I&#39;m going to take the next year off. I&#39;m going to be working with this organisation as a part of Represent Us... trying to get young people engaged politically on a local level. It doesn&#39;t have anything to do with partisan (politics). It&#39;s just anti-corruption and stuff trying to pass state by state laws that can help prevent corruption, fix our democracy.&quot;</p>

<p>The <em>Hunger Games </em>actress is currently working with the anti-corruption charity, and recently surprised a group of high school students at Cleveland Heights High School in Cleveland, Ohio with a talk about politics in association with the charity.</p>

<p>She said,&nbsp;&ldquo;This last year has been a trying and challenging time in our world and our industry specifically. Every day, we wake up to a myriad of headlines that deeply impact us, from around the globe.&rdquo;</p>

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She will not be seen in movies in 2019, according to an interview at BAFTAs

The Red Sparrow star Jennifer Lawrence announced today to take a year off from acting and focus her attention towards motivating young people to actively join politics. The actress who was seen yesterday walking the red carpet at BAFTAs said that the year of '2019' will be about 'stepping away from the spotlight' to focus all energy on working with a charity called 'Represent Us'. The 27-year-old actress said, "I'm going to take the next year off. I'm going to be working with this organisation as a part of Represent Us... trying to get young people engaged politically on a local level. It doesn't have anything to do with partisan (politics). It's just anti-corruption and stuff trying to pass state by state laws that can help prevent corruption, fix our democracy." The Hunger Games actress is currently working with the anti-corruption charity, and recently surprised a group of high school students at Cleveland Heights High School in Cleveland, Ohio with a talk about politics in association with the charity. She said, “This last year has been a trying and challenging time in our world and our industry specifically. Every day, we wake up to a myriad of headlines that deeply impact us, from around the globe.”

'Red Sparrow' star Jennifer Lawrence is taking a break from movies

<p>Sanjay Leela Bhansali perhaps could have never imagined that his magnum opus Padmavati would divide an entire country with contrasting opinions. &nbsp;Right from the time the filming of Padmavati began, there have been agitations around the film. In January Rajput Karni Sena, stormed the sets of the film, thrashed the director and vandalised the sets.&nbsp;<br />
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While assurance from Bhansali productions came soon after that the film did not distort history or disrespect Rajput history in any manner, opposition against the film continued to grow.&nbsp;<br />
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Things took an ugly turn when the film&#39;s trailer released in October as protestors gained steam. While earlier the group had objected to an alleged dream sequence between Rani Padmavati and Alauddin Khilji - which the makers assured did not exist- later the protestors claimed that the film distorted history.<br />
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The protests in the past few weeks have gained momentum after various state governments also raised objection towards the film. While the release of the film has been deferred- it was earlier scheduled to release on December 1- many of the states have declared a ban on the film&#39;s screening.<br />
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Here is a quick look at which of the states have opposed to&nbsp;</p>

<p>The protests began in <strong>Rajasthan</strong> back in January when Rajput Karni Sena vandalised the film&#39;s set. Later in September, Karni Sena&#39;s Lokendra Singh Kalvi reiterates that his organisation will oppose the film&#39;s screening if facts are &quot;distorted&quot;. Earlier in November, protest by the Karni Sena against the film picked up the pace in Rajasthan with a complete bandh observed in Chittorgarh. Now, the state CM Vasundhara Raje has stated that the film will not be released in the state until changes in the film are made.The Chief Minister had suggested that the film and its plot should be reviewed by a committee of renowned historians, film personalities, and representatives of society at large.<br />
Members of BJP wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner seeking a ban on the release of the film in Gujarat in the wake of the assembly elections in the state. Expressing concern about distortion of history in the movie, the BJP leaders stated that CBFC should only release the film after the &#39;objectionable&#39; scenes are removed.&nbsp;<br />
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In Noida,<strong> Uttar Pradesh</strong>, members of the Karni Sena had vandalised a cinema hall for screening the trailer of the film earlier this month. The UP Home Minister had even written a letter to the Censor board to consider the sentiments of the people before certifying the film. They feared if the film released it would affect the peace and harmony in the state. Now CM Yogi Adityanath has stated that the film will be not be screened in the state if the desired cuts are not made. &quot;Sentiments of the people of the state should not be hurt,&quot; reiterated Yogi.<br />
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<p>In <strong>Madhya Pradesh</strong>, the state CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan declared a ban on the film and stated that the decision was taken after he received requests from various Rajput groups appealing for a ban on the film&#39;s release.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir have also expressed concern over the film&#39;s content. <strong>Punjab</strong> Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has said, &quot;Nobody will accept the distortion of history and those who are protesting are rightly doing so.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Meanwhile, National Conference leader Devender Singh Rana has also written to<strong> Jammu and Kashmir </strong>Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti asking her not to allow the release of the film until its contents have been verified.</p>

<p>In Coimbatore, <strong>Tamil Nadu</strong>, members of the Karni Sena staged a protest a few days back demanding a ban on the film&#39;s release in the state as they alleged the film distorted history.</p>

<p>Rajput communities in <strong>Bihar </strong>too have protested against the film.&nbsp; News of protest from Patna, Bhagalpur and Supaul have been reported.&nbsp;Bihar minister Jay Kumar Singh and BJP MLA Gayanu Singh, both from Rajput community, have extended their support&nbsp; to the protestors.</p>

<p>While most state CMS have opposed the film&#39;s release, <strong>West Bengal</strong> chief minister Mamata Banerjee has extended her support to Padmavati. On Monday, Banerjee took to Twitter to show her support for the film. Calling the controversy &#39;unfortunate&#39;, Banerjee stated that the film industry must come together and fight as one.</p>

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<p>Echoing Ms. Banerjee&#39;s sentiments, the <strong>Karnataka </strong>government on Tuesday declared its support to the film. The film&#39;s leading lady Deepika Padukone belongs to the state and the government has stepped up security for Padukone&#39;s parents who reside in Bangalore. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asked his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar to take stringent action against those threatening Padukone for her role in the film.</p>

<p>&ldquo;I condemn the culture of intolerance and hate perpetuated by the BJP,&rdquo; Siddaramaiah tweeted. &ldquo;Karnataka stands with Deepika Padukone. She is a globally-renowned artist from our state.&rdquo;</p>

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Karnataka stands with <a href="https://twitter.com/deepikapadukone?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@deepikapadukone</a> .She is a globally renowned artist from our state.<br />
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&mdash; Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) <a href="https://twitter.com/siddaramaiah/status/932504161005928448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2017</a></blockquote>
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The actress has reportedly broken up with boyfriend Darren Aronofsky

Sanjay Leela Bhansali perhaps could have never imagined that his magnum opus Padmavati would divide an entire country with contrasting opinions. Right from the time the filming of Padmavati began, there have been agitations around the film. In January Rajput Karni Sena, stormed the sets of the film, thrashed the director and vandalised the sets. While assurance from Bhansali productions came soon after that the film did not distort history or disrespect Rajput history in any manner, opposition against the film continued to grow. Things took an ugly turn when the film's trailer released in October as protestors gained steam. While earlier the group had objected to an alleged dream sequence between Rani Padmavati and Alauddin Khilji - which the makers assured did not exist- later the protestors claimed that the film distorted history. The protests in the past few weeks have gained momentum after various state governments also raised objection towards the film. While the release of the film has been deferred- it was earlier scheduled to release on December 1- many of the states have declared a ban on the film's screening. Here is a quick look at which of the states have opposed to The protests began in Rajasthan back in January when Rajput Karni Sena vandalised the film's set. Later in September, Karni Sena's Lokendra Singh Kalvi reiterates that his organisation will oppose the film's screening if facts are "distorted". Earlier in November, protest by the Karni Sena against the film picked up the pace in Rajasthan with a complete bandh observed in Chittorgarh. Now, the state CM Vasundhara Raje has stated that the film will not be released in the state until changes in the film are made.The Chief Minister had suggested that the film and its plot should be reviewed by a committee of renowned historians, film personalities, and representatives of society at large. Members of BJP wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner seeking a ban on the release of the film in Gujarat in the wake of the assembly elections in the state. Expressing concern about distortion of history in the movie, the BJP leaders stated that CBFC should only release the film after the 'objectionable' scenes are removed. In Noida, Uttar Pradesh, members of the Karni Sena had vandalised a cinema hall for screening the trailer of the film earlier this month. The UP Home Minister had even written a letter to the Censor board to consider the sentiments of the people before certifying the film. They feared if the film released it would affect the peace and harmony in the state. Now CM Yogi Adityanath has stated that the film will be not be screened in the state if the desired cuts are not made. "Sentiments of the people of the state should not be hurt," reiterated Yogi. Uttar Pradesh chief minister said his government's view on the Padmawati row has already been conveyed to India's information and Broadcasting minister Smriti Irani. (ANI) × In Madhya Pradesh, the state CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan declared a ban on the film and stated that the decision was taken after he received requests from various Rajput groups appealing for a ban on the film's release. Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir have also expressed concern over the film's content. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has said, "Nobody will accept the distortion of history and those who are protesting are rightly doing so." Meanwhile, National Conference leader Devender Singh Rana has also written to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti asking her not to allow the release of the film until its contents have been verified. In Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, members of the Karni Sena staged a protest a few days back demanding a ban on the film's release in the state as they alleged the film distorted history. Rajput communities in Bihar too have protested against the film. News of protest from Patna, Bhagalpur and Supaul have been reported. Bihar minister Jay Kumar Singh and BJP MLA Gayanu Singh, both from Rajput community, have extended their support to the protestors. While most state CMS have opposed the film's release, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has extended her support to Padmavati. On Monday, Banerjee took to Twitter to show her support for the film. Calling the controversy 'unfortunate', Banerjee stated that the film industry must come together and fight as one. The #Padmavati controversy is not only unfortunate but also a calculated plan of a political party to destroy the freedom to express ourselves. We condemn this super emergency. All in the film industry must come together and protest in one voice — Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) November 20, 2017 × Echoing Ms. Banerjee's sentiments, the Karnataka government on Tuesday declared its support to the film. The film's leading lady Deepika Padukone belongs to the state and the government has stepped up security for Padukone's parents who reside in Bangalore. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asked his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar to take stringent action against those threatening Padukone for her role in the film. “I condemn the culture of intolerance and hate perpetuated by the BJP,” Siddaramaiah tweeted. “Karnataka stands with Deepika Padukone. She is a globally-renowned artist from our state.” I condemn the culture of intolerance & hate perpetuated by @BJP4India . Karnataka stands with @deepikapadukone .She is a globally renowned artist from our state. I call upon the CM of Haryana @mlkhattar to take strict action against those holding out threats against her. https://t.co/d8rahml5MZ — Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) November 20, 2017 ×

Guys, Jennifer Lawrence is now single?

<p>There are movies you carry with you even after you have seen it a while back. Some fall into the bracket of being high on emotional quotient while others are those that play with your mind and require an extra dose of effort to be understood. From the initial looks of it, the movie &quot;mother!&quot; would fall under the latter.</p>

<p>Earlier today, Aronofsky announced on Twitter a new trailer for the movie and it will you more confused as ever:</p>

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<p>Mother! is directed by Darren Aronofsky and looks promising for an audience that enjoys the likes of Inception, Interstellar, or Black Swan. The <a href="http://www.wionews.com/life-fun/mother-trailer-couple-jennifer-lawrence-and-javier-bardem-live-through-horrors-in-their-own-house-18757">movie is not a straight horror film</a> or so stated by the director himself. It stars Javier Bardem and Jennifer Lawrence as the lead pair. Oh and by the way, Happy Birthday Jennifer!</p>

<p>The movie is slated for a September 15 release.&nbsp;</p>

<p>(WION)</p>

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Directed by Darren Aronofsky, the movie is a psychological thriller drama starring Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem in lead roles

There are movies you carry with you even after you have seen it a while back. Some fall into the bracket of being high on emotional quotient while others are those that play with your mind and require an extra dose of effort to be understood. From the initial looks of it, the movie "mother!" would fall under the latter. Earlier today, Aronofsky announced on Twitter a new trailer for the movie and it will you more confused as ever: new #trailer for #mothermovie- this one is my #favorite yet. ty @ParamountPics #JenniferLawrence #JavierBardem #MichellePfeiffer #EdHarris pic.twitter.com/RpBLWnguY1 — darren aronofsky (@DarrenAronofsky) August 15, 2017 × Mother! is directed by Darren Aronofsky and looks promising for an audience that enjoys the likes of Inception, Interstellar, or Black Swan. The movie is not a straight horror film or so stated by the director himself. It stars Javier Bardem and Jennifer Lawrence as the lead pair. Oh and by the way, Happy Birthday Jennifer! The movie is slated for a September 15 release. (WION)

Watch: New trailer for the movie 'mother!' is out and it will heighten your state of confusion

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